A new twist on the “backhoe bandits”.

This time, thieves used a cube van to get to an ATM in the Orange Store in Steady Book. Reports of a smash and grab at a Credit Union in Corner Brook are also circulating.

Incidents involving heavy equipment to get to ATMs inside gas stations and banks have been on the rise in recent weeks.

There is no immediate word on whether the thieves were successful or if the incidents were linked.